History's Raiders (2001) is a documentary web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch History's Raiders online in HD.
History's Raiders — Storyline
A series recalling some of history's daring attacks.
Cast & Crew
History's Raiders — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2001-06-03 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 9/10 (1 votes) |
History's Raiders — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Search and Rescue in the Balkans 1995-1999 (2001-06-03) — In June 1995, a US Air Force F-16 fighter was shot down by Russian-built surface-to-air missiles while enforcing the no-fly zone in Bosnia. Its pilot survived and within days he ha
- E2: The SAS Raid on the Iranian Embassy 1980 (2001-06-10) — On May 6, 1980, astonished British TV viewers watched as black-clad troopers blasted their way into the Iranian Embassy in London to free 26 hostages being held by Iraqi-backed gun
- E3: The Entebbe Raid 1976 (2001-06-17) — The Entebbe Raid 1976 The skill and audacity of Israel's special forces was first shown in a daring raid on a vital Egyptian air-defence radar installation on Green Island. Seven y
- E4: The Dieppe Raid 1942 (2001-06-24) — As dawn broke on August 19th, 1942, Canadian troops launched a major raid on the German-held French port of Dieppe. What was later described as a "reconnaissance in force", proved
- E5: PT Boats in the Pacific 1942-1945 (2001-07-01) — Throughout the US fight back in the Pacific, from Guadalcanal to the coasts of the Japanese home islands, the Navy's motor torpedo boats landed raiding parties, attacked enemy shor
- E6: The Mosquito Raiders 1940-1945 (2001-07-08) — One of the most specialised roles of De Havilland's "Wooden Wonder", the ultra-fast Mosquito fighter-bomber, was pinpoint raids in support of the Resistance movements in Nazi-occup
- E7: The Zeebrugge Raid 1918 (2001-07-15) — On St George's Day – April 23rd, 1918 – Royal Marines stormed the German defences at the port of Zeebrugge on Belgium's North Sea coast. This audacious raid was the most spectacula
- E8: The Chindits 1943-1945 (2001-07-22) — In early 1943, the British Army sent a large raiding force deep into the jungles of Japanese-occupied Burma to attack supply convoys and sabotage railways. Known as the Chindits, t
- E9: The SOE and the Gorgopotamus Bridge 1942 (2001-07-29) — On the night of November 25th, 1942, British agents and Greek resistance fighters attacked a vital Gorgopotamos railway bridge in the heart of Greece. Its destruction was one of th
- E10: The Raiders of Telemark 1940-1944 (2001-08-05) — Some of the most vital raids undertaken by Allied forces during World War 2, were those against a remote factory in Telemark, Norway. For here the Germans were producing "heavy wat
- E11: The Schweinfurt Raid 1943 (2001-08-12) — On August 17th, 1943, the 8th US Army Air Force launched its first major long-range bombing raids into the heartland of Nazi Germany. The American belief that its heavily-armed Fly
- E12: The Raids of Otto Skorzeny 1940-1945 (2001-08-19) — The rescue of Benito Mussolini, the deposed dictator of Italy, from imprisonment in a remote mountain-top hotel on September 12th, 1943, by German special forces was one of the mos
- E13: The Commando Raids on Norway 1940-1945 (2001-08-26) — In the dark days of summer 1940, as Nazi armies overran much of Western Europe, Winston Churchill ordered the formation of a special raiding force known as the Commandos to carry t
- E14: Human Torpedo Raiders 1941-1945 (2001-09-02) — One of the most remarkable raiding weapons of World War 2 was the Italian Maiale human torpedo. On the night of December 18th, 1941, three of them fundamentally changed the balance
- E15: The Capture of Fort Eben Emael 1940 (2001-09-09) — As German troops moved forward to their battle stations to begin Hitler's 1940 Blitzkrieg in the West, gliders swooped out of the dawn sky onto the Belgian fortress which dominated
- E16: The Raids Against the Tirpitz 1941-1944 (2001-09-16) — For the Germans, the giant battleship Tirpitz was the "Queen of the North" – a constant threat to the vital Allied convoys to Russia. For Churchill, she was "the Beast" – and one w
- E17: The St Nazaire Raid 1942 (2001-09-23) — The great dry dock at the French port of St Nazaire was the only facility on the Atlantic coast of Nazi-occupied Europe which could accommodate Germany's giant battleships Bismarck
- E18: The Adventures of Lawrence of Arabia (2001-09-30) — T.E. Lawrence is one of the most legendary of raiders. The British could not afford to divert troops to support the Arabs in a revolt against the Turks during World War 1. Instead,
- E19: The US Rangers and the Raid on Cabanatuan 1945 (2001-10-07) — Impressed by the performance of Britain's new elite force, the Commandos, the US Army set up its own special unit – the Rangers. These took part in many of the major Allied landing
- E20: The Cockleshell Raiders 1942-1945 (2001-10-14) — By 1942, the British were aware that vital raw materials were getting to Germany via the occupied French port of Bordeaux. This was too far up the Gironde River for a conventional
- E21: The Raid on Taranto 1940 (2001-10-21) — On the night of November 11th, 1940, obsolete Swordfish biplanes of the Royal Navy swooped on the Italian fleet as it lay at anchor, and sank or disabled three battleships. Within
- E22: The Desert Raiders 1914-1943 (2001-10-28) — Shortly after Italy entered World War 2 in June 1940, General Wavell, the British commander in the Middle East accepted the idea of a small elite reconnaissance force to be known a
- E23: The Tunnel Raiders1914-1918 (2001-11-04) — As World War 1 degenerated into the gruelling stalemate of trench warfare, both sides sought desperately for ways of breaking through the enemy's lines. One of the most extraordina
- E24: The Commerce Raiders 1939-1945 (2001-11-11) — During World War 1, the German navy enjoyed considerable success with commerce raiders disguised as merchantmen. When World War 2 began, it was decided to use similar tactics, and
- E25: Raiders of the Falklands War 1982 (2001-11-18) — In 1982, Britain found itself fighting a full-scale land, sea, and air war eight thousand miles away in the South Atlantic. The speed with which the British task force was able to
- E26: The Dambusters Raid 1943 (2001-11-25) — The dams which supplied Nazi Germany's industrial heartland with power were a vital target for the British, but difficult to attack using conventional weapons. Then in May 1943, ni
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does History's Raiders have? 1 season(s) with 26 episodes.
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